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The Financial Technologist Magazine

The Financial Technologist is our industry-leading magazine, a playbook for industry excellence; an indispensable resource for both clients and candidates alike. We produce three editions of the magazine each year and deliver them to an audience of over 100,000 across the financial technology marketplace.

Each magazine showcases a wealth of industry knowledge: from technology trends, to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, there is a subject matter for everyone to engage with. Explore our latest magazine in our media hub.

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  • Top 1% Workplace Awards: Nominations Now Open!

    ​Nominations for The Top 1% Workplace Awards are now open!Following on from the success of our previous awards, we are once again closing 2023 with a celebration of the best firms across the FinTech and Financial Services space.Are you part of a Top 1% Workplace?Below is a list of the categories featured as part of The Top 1% Workplace Awards. Apply Now!​If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a 15-minute video interview slot, in which the selected companies will be asked a short series of questions to gauge why they should win the selected category. They will be informed of the questions beforehand.These video interviews are then sent to our world-class judging panel to determine the overall winners of each category.Winners will then be published in the next edition of our industry-leading magazine, The Financial Technologist, on Monday 13th November 2023.THE VIDEO DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2023. Please email us with any further questions or queries:marketing@harringtonstarr.com

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    The Financial Technologist | Appetite for Disruption

    ​The latest edition of The Financial Technologist is here — and this is your preview to the future of financial technology. With over 30 articles, we have collated insights from those leading industry-wide change, offering you an exclusive look at what this change means for you.From the ever-topical AI, to why we need to ditch the CV, this is your playbook to a new era.Download your free copy here.

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    The Most Influential Financial Technology Firms of 2023 | The Financial Technologist

    This year's first edition of The Financial Technologist is here- and we're celebrating The Most Influential Financial Technology Firms of 2023!Join us as we place a spotlight on the firms that are transforming the industry, paving the way for exciting marketplace evolution and showcasing what it means to truly raise the bar. And industry thought leaders share their exclusive marketplace commentary in one of our largest collections of articles to date. We reveal new insights into The Era of Convergence; raise the conversation on financial wellness; and explore how AI and chatbots will shape financial technology in 2023. Thank you to each contributor- and a massive congratulations to all those recognised as one of this year's Most Influential Financial Technology Firms!You can download your free copy of The Financial Technologist here.

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    The Financial Technologist | The Top 1% Workplace Awards 2022

    As another year of unparalleled innovation and disruption draws to a close, we celebrate those driving this transformative movement in the final edition of The Financial Technologist for 2022. The Top 1% Workplace Awards are the feature piece of this magazine, showcasing marketplace brilliance; exploring everything from exceptional cultures, to leadership, and focussing in on the phenomenal technology teams driving the financial services evolution.This year we received a record number of applications for the awards- and as such, we are exposed to a greater spectrum of what it means to be part of the Top 1% of our industry. Congratulations to everyone recognised in The Top 1% Workplace Awards- you are truly establishing a new standard for excellence.Also featured in this edition are a host of industry insights that guide us through the changes, growth and challenges of 2022- and attuned predictions for 2023.Download your free copy of The Financial Technologist now to discover the winners of The Top 1% Workplace Awards, and engage with the latest Financial Services news and thought leaders.Download The Financial Technologist

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    Apply Now: The Top 1% Workplace Awards 2022

    ​Nominations for The Top 1% Workplace Awards are now open!Following on from the success of last years awards, we are once again closing 2022 with a celebration of the best firms across the FinTech and Financial Services space.Are you part of a Top 1% Workplace?Below is a list of the categories featured as part of The Top 1% Workplace Awards. Each firm may only apply for one category.​HOW TO APPLYPlease email top1percent@harringtonstarr.com indicating which category you would like to be considered for. We will then be in touch to arrange a 15 minute video interview slot, in which you will be asked a short series of questions to gauge why you should win the selected category. You will be informed of the questions beforehand.These video interviews are then sent to our world-class judging panel to determine the overall winners of each category.Winners will then be published in the next edition of our industry-leading magazine, The Financial Technologist, on the 5th of December.DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FRIDAY 9TH OF SEPTEMBER. VIDEO INTERVIEWS WILL THEN BE CONDUCTED AFTER THIS DATE.Please email us with any further questions or queries:marketing@harringtonstarr.com​

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    The Financial Technologist: FinTech Pathways

    The Financial Technologist: FinTech Pathways​This edition of The Financial Technologist is your playbook for career progression, for industry change, for the year ahead, and beyond. We revisit the thoughts of industry leaders, and gather their observations on the year so far, and what we can be doing to accelerate further innovation throughout 2022. We bring you our largest ever industry survey. We asked the marketplace for their take on learning and development, leadership, technology, DE&I, career moves and pay; and have collated their opinions in this magazine, delivering you invaluable insights, no matter where you are in your career. And the Salary Guide returns! Covering all verticals across FinTech, and taking data from both the UK and US, this is your chance to discover the pay trends across the space. Download your free copy now to begin tracing your career roadmap through FinTech. As this magazine reveals, 2022 has been incredible so far, but there are boundless opportunities for us still to pursue.Download your Free Copy of The Financial Technologist Here:​

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    The Most Influential Financial Technology Firms of 2022

    ​We are delighted to bring you this edition of The Financial Technologist, featuring The Most Influential Financial Technology Firms of 2022.Showcasing the best of our industry, this years edition is the largest to date and brings ground-breaking insights from those at the fore of change in the space.From the increasingly inevitable presence of crypto, to the role DE&I plays in FinTech, our first magazine of 2022 is brimming with attuned observations, reflections and predictions for what will undoubtedly be an exciting year ahead. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this edition- and congratulations to all those recognised as one of The Most Influential Financial Technology Firms of 2022!Download your free copy of The Financial Technologist here: The Financial Technologist: The Most Influential Financial Technology Firms of 2022​

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    The Financial Technologist: The Top 1% Workplace Awards

    As we approach the end of 2021, it's time to celebrate the greats of our industry! This edition of The Financial Technologist brings you The Top 1% Workplace Awards, showcasing the most innovative and ground-breaking firms that are disrupting the FinTech space.We recognise the entire spectrum of excellence that exists in our industry, and gain exclusive insights into the traits and practices that put them at the fore of the marketplace.Click here to download your free copy now: The Financial Technologist: The Top 1% Workplace Awards